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56 TPC D igest result, training programs are primarily concerned with preparing counselors for practical work. The positivistic research perspective is often seen as limited in its practical utility and often inherently alienates those in practice; many practicing counselors view research in counseling and the practice of counseling as separate and unrelated arenas. With the limited content, knowledge and skills, and fragmented identities in counselor training programs, the research-to-practice gap appears to naturally emerge from such a research training environment. Until counselor education can alter its relationship with research through developing sustainable engagement with research, the gap between research and practice will persist. In this article, the authors examine the conflicting relationship between counselors, counselor educators and research. They also introduce and describe a research training model that they carried out in a counselor education program, which was animated with the values that guide clinical, supervisory and pedagogical identities within counseling and counselor education. This model may provide an avenue for more effective training in research, which can serve to reduce the research-to-practice gap. The Professional Counselor DIGEST Volume 4, Issue 4 http://tpcjournal.nbcc.org © 2014 NBCC, Inc. and Affiliates Full article and references: Lee, K. A., Dewell, J. A., & Holmes, C. M. (2014). Animating research with counseling values: A training model to address the research-to-practice gap. The Professional Counselor , 4 , 303–315. doi:10.15241/kal.4.4.303